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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
arm
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From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
ARRANMORE
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From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
box
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From this reading By his side, neglected, was a cedar-wood box of his favourite cigarettes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A poor sort of entertainment perhaps, but then there is a little tragedy and a little comedy in what I have to tell.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By his side, neglected, was a cedar-wood box of his favourite cigarettes.
cedar-wood
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From this reading By his side, neglected, was a cedar-wood box of his favourite cigarettes.
chair
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From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
cigarettes
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From this reading By his side, neglected, was a cedar-wood box of his favourite cigarettes.
closed
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From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
comedy
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From this reading A poor sort of entertainment perhaps, but then there is a little tragedy and a little comedy in what I have to tell.
CONFIDENCEnounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
doors
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From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
entertainment
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From this reading A poor sort of entertainment perhaps, but then there is a little tragedy and a little comedy in what I have to tell.
fast
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From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
favourite
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From this reading By his side, neglected, was a cedar-wood box of his favourite cigarettes.
flat
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From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
going
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From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
grasping
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From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
hand
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From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A poor sort of entertainment perhaps, but then there is a little tragedy and a little comedy in what I have to tell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
hero
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From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
high-backed
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From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
LORD
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From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
neglected
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From this reading By his side, neglected, was a cedar-wood box of his favourite cigarettes.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
other
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From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
perhaps
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From this reading A poor sort of entertainment perhaps, but then there is a little tragedy and a little comedy in what I have to tell.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A poor sort of entertainment perhaps, but then there is a little tragedy and a little comedy in what I have to tell.
room
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From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
said
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From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
sat
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From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
servants
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From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
side
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From this reading By his side, neglected, was a cedar-wood box of his favourite cigarettes.
sort
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From this reading A poor sort of entertainment perhaps, but then there is a little tragedy and a little comedy in what I have to tell.
story
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From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
stretched
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From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
table
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From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
then
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From this reading A poor sort of entertainment perhaps, but then there is a little tragedy and a little comedy in what I have to tell.
there
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From this reading A poor sort of entertainment perhaps, but then there is a little tragedy and a little comedy in what I have to tell.
thoughtfully
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From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
tragedy
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From this reading A poor sort of entertainment perhaps, but then there is a little tragedy and a little comedy in what I have to tell.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lord Arranmore sat a little forward in his high-backed chair, one hand grasping the arm, the other stretched flat upon the table before him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By his side, neglected, was a cedar-wood box of his favourite cigarettes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CONFIDENCE OF LORD ARRANMORE The servants had left the room, and the doors were fast closed.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A poor sort of entertainment perhaps, but then there is a little tragedy and a little comedy in what I have to tell.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am going," he said, thoughtfully, "to tell you a story, of whom the hero is--myself.
